| Marker Number |
8672 |
| Atlas Number |
5041008672 |
| Marker Title |
Carter, Richard, Homesite |
| Index Entry |
Carter, Richard, Homesite |
| Address |
|
| City |
College Station |
| County |
Brazos |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
758006 |
| UTM Northing |
3392317 |
| Subject Codes |
|
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Brazos Wood Dr. at the entrance to Richard Carter Park; College Station. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1831, Richard Carter (1789-1863), Virginia native and War of 1812 veteran, came from Alabama and received a grant of land within the Stephen F. Austin Colony at the site of what is now the City of College Station. He became one of the area's wealthiest land and slave owners, raising cattle, corn, and cotton during the years before the Civil War. Carter was appointed to the first Board of Commissioners after Brazos County was created in 1841 and helped survey Boonville, its first county seat. Evidence of the Carter home and the family cemetery has been found in this area. |
